Mut and Alex Speier are holding down the fort this week on the Hot Stove Show. They take calls on Jon Lester going to the Cubs and concerns with the Red Sox pitching rotation. They wrap things up with Rob Bradford who is still in San Diego where baseball's winter meetings were held.

The boys talk about the Red Sox making the Castillo signing and what that will mean going forward as far as other moves. Will we FINALLY see Stanton come to Boston? The guys also discuss Pedro and David Ortiz, and foreign players coming to play for the Sox.

York. Point which is a good one is why narco trade. For TroyTulowitzki by the way I'm looking at his numbers are here is at seven years left 120 plus million the last years a club option for fifteen million with a four million dollar buyout. She get a guy for seven years in the prime of his career could be in the middle your lineup. And a shortstop we all agree on the potential of TroyTulowitzki but also the risk because he's been fragile correct. Okay my point about bringing up Red Sox pitching as my first reaction to TroyTulowitzki is if you're trading for Tulowitzki. What you have left to trade for pitching you can't just cavalierly say. Well they're gonna

to sell. The Marlins in the Rockies in the -- gave up TroyTulowitzki or G a college student and you're giving me. -- Bogart's in a package of prospects. Well I think to a minor

and I'm sorry I'm giving away I'm I'm saying bye bye to TroyTulowitzki is much he's been the ultimate tease. You've given me Zander -- arts and I was hidden at the Mendoza line who's

Mut and Alex Speier are holding down the fort this week on the Hot Stove Show. They take calls on Jon Lester going to the Cubs and concerns with the Red Sox pitching rotation. They wrap things up with Rob Bradford who is still in San Diego where baseball's winter meetings were held.

Butch and Buck discuss the Red Sox rotation going forward this year and for the future. The Sox definitely have some arms, they just need some offense! The guys talk about their feeling on if the Red Sox will sign Lester and what Lester deserves on the open market. They also chat about the variety of young prospects they have and which ones they feel are the real deal.

one which could potentially take him to the end of his career. Maybe not the 10-year deal signed by Colorado's TroyTulowitzki , but one with the same intention of remaining in one spot until the end of their playing days. While the Red Sox

majors among big league shortstops with at least 1,000 plate appearances, behind only Hanley Ramirez (.917) and TroyTulowitzki (.883), and ahead of Jose Reyes (.791) and Derek Jeter (.783). A horrific compound ankle fracture in the

majors among big league shortstops with at least 1,000 plate appearances, behind only Hanley Ramirez (.917) and TroyTulowitzki (.883), and ahead of Jose Reyes (.791) and Derek Jeter (.783). His average WAR during the three-year

established himself. His .863 OPS since 2000 puts him in standout company, just behind Kevin Youkilis (.873) and TroyTulowitzki (.868) and Robinson Cano (.864), and just ahead of Jose Bautista (.861) and Justin Morneau (.859). Just as was the

convinced that he can stick at short , noting during the season that he hopes to follow in the footsteps of Derek Jeter and TroyTulowitzki , players who are big for the position but nonetheless have built impressive resumes there. "At this point, I

TroyTulowitzki said that he would react strongly to any suggestions that he move from ..... AP) MINNEAPOLIS — There was a time when some doubted whether TroyTulowitzki could stay at shortstop. He is a 6-foot-3 giant for the position